Admission to the One-Year Advanced Standing Program

Applicants to the MSW program must submit all of the following documentation for admission consideration to the Office of Graduate Studies, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, Alabama 36265-1602. To apply to the Master of Social Work program at JSU please click the following Graduate Application for Admission.

In addition to the existing JSU Graduate Studies admissions requirements, students must apply to the MSW program and meet the criteria outlined below. The MSW program admissions committee will review all admission and application requirements specific to the program.

Applications to the MSW program are accepted year-round.

Applicants for the Master of Social Work One (1) Year Advanced Standing program - Summer Enrollment are considered for admission and enrollment beginning for the summer semester of each academic year, and all required application materials must be received by April 1. Applications received before January 15 will be given priority consideration. Applications received completed after April 1 may be considered but will not receive priority and may be considered for admission in the summer semester of the following year, unless otherwise specified.

Applicants for the Master of Social Work One (1) Year Advanced Standing program - Spring Enrollment are considered for admission and enrollment beginning for the summer semester of each academic year, and all required application materials must be received by November 1. Applications received before August 15 will be given priority consideration. Applications received completed after November 1 may be considered but will not receive priority and may be considered for admission in the spring semester of the following year, unless otherwise specified.